Superforecasting_1115There was a bunch of turnover in this month’s list of top purchased books by Abnormal Returns readers. This month we published a Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction linkfest that helped sales and new books by name brand authors like Greg Ip, Roger Lowenstein and Jason Zweig. Actually the best-selling (by revenue) was the new sub-$50 Kindle Fire tablets which have been called the “paperback books” of tablets.

For more book ideas you can check out our post compiling our many book links as well as last month’s top selling list. We present sales two ways: the first is by unit sales and the second way is by revenue which can be notably different. Here are the books (combined print and Kindle* that Abnormal Returns readers purchased at Amazon during October 2015:

The Top 10 (by Unit Sales)

  1. Statistics Topics by Salil Mehta
  2. Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction by Philip Tetlock and Daniel Gardner
  3. DIY Financial Advisor: A Simple Solution to Build and Protect Your Wealth by Wesley R. Gray, Jack R. Vogel, and David P. Foulke
  4. Foolproof: Why Safety Can Be Dangerous and How Danger Makes Us Safe by Greg Ip
  5. America’s Bank: The Epic Struggle to Create the Federal Reserve by Roger Lowenstein
  6. Trading Psychology 2.0: From Best Practices to Best Processes by Brett Steenbarger
  7. The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science by J. Kenji López-Alt
  8. Systematic Trading: A unique new method for designing trading and investing systems by Robert Carver
  9. The Devil’s Financial Dictionary by Jason Zweig
  10. Wall Streeters: The Creators and Corruptors of American Finance by Edward Morris

The Top 10 (by Revenue)

  1. Trading Psychology 2.0: From Best Practices to Best Processes by Brett Steenbarger
  2. Systematic Trading: A unique new method for designing trading and investing systems by Robert Carver
  3. Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction by Philip Tetlock and Daniel Gardner
  4. DIY Financial Advisor: A Simple Solution to Build and Protect Your Wealth by Wesley R. Gray, Jack R. Vogel, and David P. Foulke
  5. The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science by J. Kenji López-Alt
  6. America’s Bank: The Epic Struggle to Create the Federal Reserve by Roger Lowenstein
  7. Foolproof: Why Safety Can Be Dangerous and How Danger Makes Us Safe by Greg Ip
  8. Wall Streeters: The Creators and Corruptors of American Finance by Edward Morris
  9. A Wealth of Common Sense: Why Simplicity Trumps Complexity in Any Investment Plan by Ben Carlson
  10. The Courage to Act: A Memoir of a Crisis and Its Aftermath by Ben Bernanke

Thanks again to everyone who purchased a copy of my book or any other book (or item) during the month. Keep an eye on this space for more book news.

*We also wanted to note that readers also purchased a slew of the new sub-$50 Kindle Fire tablets as well. If you buy 5 you get the 6th free.

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